11/02/2026 10:27

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I practiced hard and had it down. I think she was feeling a little uncertain about her ability to take care of us financially—she didn’t make really good money until Medicaid and Medicare were enacted a couple of years later. Back then, I wanted it for her more than she did, and I thought coming to Arkansas with me would end the prospect of a political career for her. It had five bedrooms, a small living room, and a decent kitchen.

Very sick stuff. But by the time they realized they had been tricked, it was too late; we picked up all 271 delegates and clinched the nomination. I'm not some dumb fuck like Church that you can slaughter like an animal. In 1975, I didn’t know or care much about the politics of abortion.